Machine for applying labels.



\ :Nd. s60,s29.- PATENTED JULY 23, 190?.

' w. w. BRADBURY. MACHINE FOR APPLYING LABELS.

APPLICATION FILED "D110. 28, 1906.

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UNITED sures- ATENT OFFICE.

WALTER W. BRADBURY, OF- LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE-STANLEY OOMPANY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OFMASSAGI-IUSETT S.

MACHINE FOR APPLYING LABELS.

T all whom it may concern:

I Be it; known that I, WALrnR \V. BRADBURY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Lawrence, in the county of Essex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented an .Improvement in Machines for ApplyingLabels, of which the following description, in connection with thetrolling the movement of the same for wiping the labels on to thebottles or other articles and also to a novel dating stamp? Otherfeatures of the invention will be hereinafter described and pointed outin the claims at the end of the Q specification.

Figure l in front elevation represents my novel machine; Fig. 2 is adetail showing the label wiper in op erative position; Fig. Bis alongitudinal section through thepastc trough its roller and the top ofthe label box, the section being an irregular section below the top ofthe label box to show the means for actuating the lever for moving thepaste box and label box in opposition;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the machine shown in Fig. 1;

embrace a cross rod 1) of a carrying frame or-slide B sl idablysustained on rods B held in ears Z2 of the framework. The cross rod breceives upon it loosely the hub 02 the label fork 13 a spiral spring I)surrounding said rod and connected at one end therewith and acting atits other end on the fork so sustaining said fork that it willcont-actyieldingly with the parts now to be described. v

The actuator described reciprocates the carrying Erame in a right line.The cam groove A receives a roller or other stud b at the inner en'd ofa lever C pivot- Specification of Letters Patent. Application filedDecember 28, 1905; Serial No. 293,608.

The groove A receives a stud b of an actuator shown as a lever forked atits upper end to Patented July 23, 19'o7.

ed at O and connected by a fork at its outer end with a red C of ajaw-carrying cross head 0 shown as grooved at its sides to embrace ways0 at the inner sides of the front legs of the framework. The cross headhas cars cl that receive pivots or studs d that are embraced by arms dhaving irregular cam slots d that receive each a roller or other stud dof stands 11 longitudinally adjustable in the frame said stands orbrackets being held in their adjusted position byscrews .2. The arms dare provided at their upper ends with flexible wipers d preferably ofindia rubber, said'wipers being clamped to said arms by plates 3 andscrews 3 These wipers contact with the label alter the same has beenlaid, as will be described, on a bottle 1) sustained by the bottle restD, it having a shank D acted upon by a locking device-4 shown as ascrew. The rest may be adjusted vertically according to the diameter ofthe bottle or other package to which the label is to be applied, and thestands (1 may be adjusted to adapt the wipers to the diameter of thebottle or other package. The studs and slots afford means for guidingthe wiper carrying arms positively, and insuring the movement of thewipers vertically that the wipers may act upon the bottle to lay thelabel thereon and the incurved shape given to the lower ends of theslots as the arms are raised serve to spread the upper ends of the armsand move the Wipers one away from the other, as represented in Fig. 1,to form a space for the reception of the bottle or other package. Itwill be noticed that as soon as the cross head C starts downwardly, thestuds 11* act quickly to close the upper ends of the arms, and place thewipers above but in the path of the bottle, so that as the downwardmotion of the cross head is continued, the wipers strike the bottleabove its diameter and are forced yieldingly against the label on thebottle while the wipers pass the bottle, and arrive in the positionshown inFig. 2. The cam slots d co-acting with the studs therein performa very important purpose, that is, they open positively the arms as thecross-head rises, instead of letting the arms drop or move away one fromthe other through. the action of springs, the controlling arms in theirpositive movements toward and from each other materially adding to thespeed of the machinc'and obviating the shocks due to rapid running. v

The labels 0 in a pile are held between depending arms 6 shown as six innumber, and as depending from a cross head a? forming part .of the labelholder. The inner sides of the depending arms near their lower ends haveeach a suitable projection 6, the series of projections receivingagainst them the lowermost label of the pileof labels, said projectionssustaining the 5119 of labels between said arms.

.' The label holder is provided with lateral exte iisions Z that entergiiide ways 8 in thefranie-Work, and be? low said guide ways eachextension has a stud l0, sc

i igs. 3 and 5, Fig. 3 where one of said studs is shown in scctioli, itbeing supposed to have been cut off from This stud is shown in Fig. 3clii( ily keep tho lowur point of the catch, see Fig. 3, in enga'goincntwith the notched or screw threaded shank.

As'thc labels are picked off one after the other from ,thc' bottom oithe pile, the pile decreases in dcpih and the follower Follows down bygravity, but the catclfie prevents the follower Horn risin'g when the'label holder is lowered to bring its lowermost label in. ,cmitact withthe upper side of tl ic iork [lhe framework sustains a rod. F 'tliatconstitutes a 'lulcruin don the rocking frame F comprising backwai'dlyextended arms and forwardly ntended arms f. The backwardly extended armsare forked each paste trough at'its rear side has ears 22 that receivesrod. 23 on the opposite ends of which are hung the uppcrcnds of arms 24slotted at their lower ends as shown to (it on of the studs 10 referredto forming part Qithe labei 'l1o.l.de1', while the forwardly extendedarms are also iorkcd to embrace studs 14 one of which is illusv tratcclby din-ted lines in Fig. 3 cxtcntledlrorn the pasto trough E which willbe provided with pasta,

gum, glue or othcr usual material. The ends f 3 of the trough :ireshapcd to enter guidc ways of the brains.

One of the arrnsf has joined to it at'lfi a link 16, the

lower end of which is connsctcd 1? with a lever 18- connectod with arock shaft 19 supported in a bearing 19 rind provided at the oppositeend With flan arm 5 having a stud 2 0 that enters the cum groove A thatmoves said rocking frame as the cam rctatesso that I when the labelholder is lowered the pastc trough will be elevated, and vice versa.

The paste tro rgh at its front side has two ears g that rvceivelooselyai pin 9 with which is attached an arm 9 said pin being;surroundd by a spring g that normally acts to seat the hub of .thc'arrhon the lower ear.

. The end of the arm is slotted to rcc'ive an ear g of a resser 9 saidear being Slotted as shown in Fig. 3,

to embrace a pin g carried by the arm. The upper side of the arm hasattached to it by a. suitable screw 5. v

spring 9' that acts upon the nppe'rendci the ear. The

in dotted lines Fig. 3, and full lines, Fig. 3 to receive the shaft 25of the paste roll f'-, the periphery of said paste roll sntering thepaste trough through a; slot or throat cut in the same by removing'itslower innrcop her and a partof its inncr side. This paste roll may beratchcted around or rotateclslowly by or throughan arm or pawl carrier26 provided with apawl 2? that I engages the'tscth of a ratchet whel 28on the shaft 25,

said arm being moved intermittingly by or througlra link 4115 jointed at41 uithe actuator B. The shaft $5 also has conncted itsopposite end ,ihand-wheel The label i holder also sustains a catch a pivoted at l0 andacted upon by a spring 12, the spring serving normally to- 29 by whichthe paste whel may be revolved by hand when necessary. The paste box isalso provided with an adjusting device 29 shown as a screw, see Fig. 4,

periphery in the paste roll and the edges of the slot or month of thepaste box.

By the term paste as herein used with relation to the v contents of theso-called paste box, I mean to include any gum, glue, wax or otherliquid adapted to be deposited upon the label fork. The paste boxhereinshown has a mouth, slot or side opening formed injthe lower partthereof that receives a paste roller, thcioun nals of which aresustained in arms carried by said paste box, the arms being adj ustableto move the paste roller more or less into said mouth, and the innerwall of the paste box above the paste roller is put-turned I or providedwith a lip, as at 30, and the paste carried his; the roller out of thebox accumulate?! at that point.

It is desirable in many instances to date the label to show when it wasapplied to the bottle. To provide for this I have devised a. datingmechanism comprising a lever 72. pivoted at h, the levcr having a shortarm h standing substantially at right angles to its long'ann.

Thc end of the long arm has a rod 1: that sustains atits 1 labelcarrying s'ork'will strike the shorter arm ii of the dating device, andwill turn the same so that the printingdevice of whatever form willstrike the unprintc ti side or underside of the lowermost label ofthepile. 1

Fig. 3 Gillie drawing shows. the yoke F in its horizontal position andat thiatime it is supposed thatthe arms (1 carrying the wipers are opn,as represented in Fig. 1. A bottle will be laid upon the rest 3) betweenthe fork of th label suatainer and as the earn hei' is rotated in thedirection of tharrow, the lever -18 will be moved to depressthe-paste-hox and its roller, and at the same time the slide frame Bwill be started. backwardly causingthe roller to contact with the uppersides of the yielzlingly sustained fork B said fork being drawn over thepaste roller; After the upper sides oi the paste fork have traveledlongitudinally under the paste roller and been provided with-pasts, the'fork finally arrives under the pile of labels held in the label holderand while the label fork provided with pasta stands under the ,pile oflabols, the rocking frame F is again moved, this time depressing thelabel holder and elevating ths .paate trough and its roller. As thelabel holdor descends the underside of the lowsrmostlabel oi the pilecontacts with the upper side of the paste for}; and the label containeris liited sufficient Y to enable the lowermost label of the pile thanheld by the 25 paste up n the for]; to be detached, said. label-being:

deposited upon the upper side of said fork and being. sustained by saidfork while thelatter is moved'izir warQly-wlth'im label uqtithe forkarrives in the V tion, Fig. 3. During-=this movement .the rocking frametherefrom and applied to a bottle.

assumes the central position Fig. 3 with the paste roller in a positionto let the fork, it carrying a label, pass thereunder at which time thepaste trough and its roller and the frame descend sufficiently to causethe presser to take the label from the fork and apply it to the bottle,and immediately'tlie fork is retracted to be again supplied with pasteas describeclfwhile the cross head (3 carrying the arms provided withthe wipers will do.- scend, said wipers contacting with the outerprinted 'side of the label at each side of the point where the label isfirst deposited on the bottleor package, thus wiping the pasted labelthoroughly on to the bottle or package.

Having fully described my invention what I claim aSJiGW and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with a paste box open at the junc tion of its sideand bottom, and a paste roller having a portion of its peripheryextended into said box through said side opening, of arms sustainingsaid roller, and means to adjust said arms and roller to therebyregulate the amount of paste taken up by the roller.

2. The combination with a paste box open at the junction of its side andbottom, and a paste roller having a portion of its periphery extendedinto said box through said side opening, of arms sustaining said roller,and

means to adjust said arms and roller to thereby regulate the amount ofpaste taken up by the roller, and means to rotate said roller in saidarms. i

3. In apparatus of the class described, a [lasts box combined with apresser, and means to connect the same yieldingly with the paste box v4. In apparatus of the class described, a label holder having dependingarms provided with projections to sus tain the lowermost label of a pileoflabels, a paste box having an opening at one side, a paste rollerhaving a portion of its periphery entering said opening, arms connectedwith said pastebox and receiving the journals of said paste roller,means to adjust the arms to cause the roller to enter more Or less thebox, and a lever con nected operatlveiy at its opposite nds'with saidlabel liolderand paste box, combined with means for moving said labelholder and paste box simultaneously in opposite directions, a label forkto which paste upon its upper side from said paste roller said forkreceiving thereon and sustaining a label, and'means to move said labelfork that the pasted label may be taken 5. In apparatus of the classdescribed, a label holder, means to sustain a pile of labels in saidholder, a label ork to receive upon it and sustain the lowermost labelin said holder, means to apply paste to the upper side of the labelfork, and means thereafter to move the label holder that its lowermostlabel may be put in contact with said label fork preparatory to thelatter removing said label from the pile of labels.

6. Inn machine of the class described, a label holder,

means to'sustain a pile of labels therein, a dating mechanismlocatedbelow the under side of the pile of labels, a label carryingfork, and means to actuate the same, the latter in its backward movementto pick oita label from the under side of theplle of labels actuatingthe dating mechanism to date the label before it is taken from the pile.

7. In apparatus of the class described, a. label holder, guide rods, alabel sustaining fork sliding thereover and adapted to receive upon itsupper side :i'label, combined with a paste box iiaving a paste roller,and means to move said paste box and its roller vertically to applypaste to ,liill upper side of the paste fork preparatory to said forktaking a label from the label holder, and means to move said labelholder vertically.

8. In apparatus of the class described, a label fork, a bottlerest, apaste box to apply paste to the upper side of said label fork, and meansto move said label fork, combined with a-presser yielding-1y connectedwith said paste box and acting upon the upper side of the labelsustained by said label, fork', and means to move said is applied movesaid box vcriicnll and menus :1. more the fork under and transversely tothe-axis ol. lhcv pzlsle roller said fork 'in'one direction or itsnmvvmeni being supplied with paste from the paste roller. and in the:

other direction of 4 movement muvin; Ibo label s1 tuined on its upperside under said l'liii(l' but out of coir tact therewith.

10. in apparaius of the class llusvl'ilu-tl n push lm.\" havinga pasteroller depending below the lmrlom then-of,

and a prcsser connected yicldiuuli" with said paste in combined with arest for a bottle or pa fork adapted to receive upon its upper side alabel, and means to reciprocate said paste fork as and [or lbc pur posedescribed.

11. In apparatus of the class described. a pasle box having :1 dependingpaste roller, :1 l l holder, a label fork adapted to receive upon itsuppvl. side and sustain a label, means to move the same in a plane belowihc botloin .of said paste box and label holder so that said lalwl forkoccupies at times a position under the pas box and illlll under thelabel holder, and means to move rid 'p'lsle box and label holdersimultaneously opposilcly vertically and for the purposes 'et fol-1h. v

12. In apparatus of the class de-cribcd, a label holder, n rest for abottle, a paste box having a roller, a label' fork. means to move saidlabel l'ork from its posiliun under theiabcl holder, where it receives:1 label, into position above the rest containing the bottle to whi hilnlabel is to be applied, means to lower lluliusiu'liux and its rolleras the label fork is retracted to thus supply paste to said fork, saidpaste box and roller being raised as 1,118

label fork is moved forwardly with a label into position above the restsustaining sa dbottle, and means to trans -fer the label fronrthe labelrest on to said bottl 13. In a machine of the class described, a m illshaft. :1 disk carried thereby provided with a s ries of cam grooves, acr brad ((j), slotted arms carried thereby, rollers entering the slotsof said arm wipers connected with said arms, a lever connected with saidcross head and actuated by one of the cam grooves of saiddisk, a packageor bottle sustalner, guide rods, a carrying frame slidably sustained onsaid rods, a, label fork connected with said carrying frame, combinedwith a lever connected with said carrying frame and actuated by anotherof the cams of said disk.

14. In a machine of'thc class described, a main shaft, a disk carriedthereby provided with a series of cam grooves, :1 ss' head (C slottedarms carried thereby, rollers entc g the slots of said arms wipeconnected with said arms, a lever connected with saidcross head andactuated by one of the cam grooves of said diskfa packagepr bottlesustaincr, guide rolls, a carrying frame slidably sustained on saidrods, a label fork connected with said carrying frame, combined with alever connected with said carrying frame und.actuatcd by another of thecams of said disk, a label holder, dating mechanism comprising a lever(h) actuated by said carrying frame to date a label beiore the same istaken from said label holder.

15. In apparatus of the clas. described, guide rods, a slide frame,carried thereby, a label fork connected with said slide frame by aspring, a paste box, a paste roller to apply paste tothe upper side ofsaid fork means to raise and lower said paste box and paste roller andto slide said frame and with it the label fork, the latter being adaptedto yield slightly when the paste roller is applying paste to its upperside.

' 16..1n a machine of the class described, a label holder, a paste boxhaving a paste roller, :1 rocking, frame having forked ends engagingparts of said paste-box and label holder, a lever, and a link connected\vitlrsaid rocking frame, and a cam for moving said lover substantiallyas described.

17. In apparatus of theclass'descrihed, a-paste box having an openingcut in one side thereof, the parts of the box at the upper side of saidopening having a lip (30), a paste -ro1Ler sus 5 opening in said box,and means to adapt said roller out the periphery of the roller dependingbelow the under side of said paste box. 18. In apparatus of the classdescribed, av paste box slide frame acting to sustain said label fork onsaid frame yieldingly.

19. In apparatus of the class described, a paste box Corrections ihLetters PatentNo. 860,629.

having an opening 'cut in one side thereof, ,the parts 0! the box at theupper (30), arms connected slide frame upon which said label fork ispivoted, a spring acting to sustain said label fork on said frameyleldmgly, and means to raise and lower said paste box as and for thepurpose described.

y In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WALTERW". BRADBURY. \Vitncsses Nli'rnisxmn E. RANKIN, WATKI S W. RonmrrsIt is hereby certified that Letters Patent No. 860,629, granted July 23,1907, upon I the application of l Valter W; Bradbury,- of Lawrence,

errors appear in the printed specification- -3, Iine 122, the word armment in Machines for Applying Labels, requiring. eorrection, as follows:On page arms, and on page 4, line 5, the word adapt should read adjust;

Massachusetts, for an improveshould read and that the said LettersPatent should be read with these corrections therein that thesamemay-con form to the record of the case in the Patent Oflice.

Signed and sealed this-th day of [SEALJ Aug enl 1 1907.

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having an opening cut in one side thereof, the parts of the box at theupper side of said opening having a lip (30), a paste -ro1Ler sus 5opening in said box, and means to adapt said roller out the periphery ofthe roller depending below the under side of said paste box. 18. Inapparatus of the class described, av paste box slide frame acting tosustain said label fork on said frame yieldingly.

19. In apparatus of the class described, a paste box Corrections ihLetters PatentNo. 860,629.

having an opening 'cut in one side thereof, ,the parts 0! the box at theupper (30), arms connected slide frame upon which said label fork ispivoted, a spring acting to sustain said label fork on said frameyleldmgly, and means to raise and lower said paste box as and for thepurpose described.

y In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WALTERW". BRADBURY. \Vitncsses Nli'rnisxmn E. RANKIN, WATKI S W. RonmrrsIt is hereby certified that Letters Patent No. 860,629, granted July 23,1907, upon I the application of l Valter W; Bradbury,- of Lawrence,

errors appear in the printed specification- -3, Iine 122, the word armment in Machines for Applying Labels, requiring. eorrection, as follows:On page arms, and on page 4, line 5, the word adapt should read adjust;

Massachusetts, for an improveshould read and that the said LettersPatent should be read with these corrections therein that thesamemay-con form to the record of the case in the Patent Oflice.

Signed and sealed this-th day of [SEALJ Aug enl 1 1907.

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It is hereby certified that Letters Patent No. 868,629, granted July 23.1907, upon tho application of \Vnlter \V'. Bradbury,- of Lawrence,Massachusetts, for an improvement in Machines for Applying Labels,errors appear in the printed specification requiring correction, asfollows: On pagv 3, line 122, the word arm should read arms, and on page4, line 5, the word adapt should read adjust: and that the said LettersPatent should be rear} with thesyz oorrbctiona therein that the samemay-con form to the record of the case in the Patent Olfice.

Signed and sealed this 20th day of August, A. D., 1907.

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' Acting Commissioner of Patents.

